Donald Trump May Have Violated Lanham Act With Taylor Swift Image Use

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Donald Trump May Have Violated Lanham Act With Taylor Swift Image Use
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The Lanham Act protects trademark and public image from misuse.

Donald Trump may have broken the law by sharing a fake image of Taylor Swift endorsing his campaign, a legal expert has said.Trump also shared other images from a loose group of Taylor Swift fans who support Trump called Swifties for Trump.In an artificial intelligence-generated image, Swift was dressed like Uncle Sam, similar to a World War I recruitment poster, with the words: 'Taylor Swift Wants You To Vote For Donald Trump.

Newsweek sought email comment from the Trump campaign on Wednesday.Musicians can stop their music and their image from being used by election candidates, a music attorney has told Newsweek.Larry Iser, managing partner at KHIKS law firm, has previously had to fight for Talking Heads' David Byrne and singer Jackson Browne to stop their music being used at Republican Party rallies.

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